People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 369: Abyss Mage: Doctor, you go first, we will cover you!

"Wow--"

Under the sky where the haze faded, the papers fluttered in the breeze.
It was as if someone was flipping through the pages, making a series of crisp sounds.

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On the edge of the Knights' terrace, Jean looked at the "top secret information" that was almost flying straight towards her, put her hand on her forehead, and sighed slightly:

——Although I feel that the way to obtain intelligence has become easier recently, but now it’s not even a show,
But no matter what, since our god has delivered this unknown information in such a direct way at this point in time,

Then what is recorded on this piece of paper is most likely about the Fatui's true purpose which has always been elusive.

"."

".Sure enough, it's the same ciphertext as before, even the handwriting is exactly the same as before."

". But it is unlikely that anyone would write down in detail the ultimate purpose of this kind of thing that has been covered up layer by layer.

The Fatui's executive officer has this habit?"

I took it in my hand and flipped through it briefly.
I didn't have time to think about it, but I had a vague feeling that this information would be very important.

Because recently, it has been speculated from various common points that these documents were sent by the "God of Wind",
Faced with this valuable information "urgently delivered" by her own god, Qin put all her thoughts aside for the time being and contacted a certain astrologer who was still in the Order Institute as quickly as possible.

A moment later, the library was now temporarily unattended.

"pat-"

There was a sound like a bubble bursting, and Mona dispersed the water mirror in her hand that was emitting a bright blue light.
The talented astrologer wearing a wide-brimmed hat blinked his eyes and stated the main information he had interpreted with a little confusion:
".Star Extinguishing Plan, Cover-up, Capturing the Elemental Dragon, East Wind Temple?"

".Time is limited, so I can only roughly interpret these main keywords"

".Speaking of which, are there elemental dragons in Mondstadt? I don't think I've heard any information about them in the past few hundred years."

After a slight pause, the doubt in Mona's eyes became more obvious, and she said in confusion:
"But anyway, according to the ancient books in our school, elemental dragons should be the top elemental life forms, right?

Many legends clearly state that the power of elemental dragons is not weaker than that of gods, so how could they be easily captured by an executive officer?"

".Elemental dragon? East Wind Temple? Cover up?"

Qin fell into deep thought.

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? ? !

"——Cover up?! No!
The Fatui may want to take advantage of the chaos to attack Tevarin, the "Dragon of the East Wind", one of the followers of the God of Wind!

If we consider the worst-case scenario, then everything we are experiencing now is very likely a trick they set up to divert the gods' attention and weaken Mondstadt's power!"

Even though most Mond people have long forgotten the epic "Battle of the Two Dragons" five hundred years ago,
However, the Knights have Albedo, the chief alchemist who regularly goes to the snowy mountains to maintain Durin's heart.
Through the records in family classics and the other party's popular science, Qin has never forgotten how much the East Wind Dragon has contributed to Mondstadt.

Without wasting any more time, I am sure that the Fatui have not given up on this final plan.
Knowing that the Dragon of the East Wind might still be in poor condition due to the battle five hundred years ago, it might be impossible for him to face the Second Chief Executive who had made all the preparations.

We must not allow the hero who once protected Mondstadt to be taken away by the Fatui.

Qin, who was somewhat anxious, also thanked Mona in front of her before turning around and leaving to save the situation:

"——Thank you Miss Mona for your help to Mond. The information you deciphered this time is very important.
The East Wind Dragon's achievements are of great importance to Mondstadt. Without its help, Mondstadt might have been overturned by the waves of abyssal monsters five hundred years ago."

"——So, no matter what, the Knights must now protect this benefactor who once protected Mondstadt.
Next, I will personally lead the remaining West Wind Knights to the East Wind Temple address recorded in the family records.

If Kaia and Lisa come back, I hope you can inform them of the Fatui's movements for me, Miss Mona."

After saying that,

Qin left the undeciphered document here and planned to leave the library as quickly as possible.

"——Captain Qin, wait! If a fight is likely to break out, take me with you!"

"——You have too few remaining men. Even if you arrive in time, you may not be able to stop the Fatui who have gone ahead!"

".Well. Because of some of my previous experiences in Liyue, although I still often have some shadows when I do divination now,

But if something unexpected does happen, I should still be a pretty good fighter, at least I can run away with you guys without any big problems."

We already know from the documents that the person currently in Mondstadt is the Fatui's second-in-command, "The Doctor".
After all, in order to preserve the knowledge she had gained from spying on the gods, Mona had agreed to teach at the Order Academy for a period of time and help compile a book on astrology.
Therefore, because of her identity as a contract employee of the Ministry of Education, she naturally knew about "Doctor", the exile who was hated by everyone in Xumi.

Although after seeing the scene that seemed to reshape the order of the starry sky, Mona felt that she had earned twice by looking directly at such a powerful being and being able to join the Teaching Academy,

But anyway, since she has enjoyed the same treatment as the scholars of the Order of the Holy Fathers since she came here,

So when Mond and Xumi are cooperating, it is only right to try their best to protect the safety of the main characters.

".Huh, although I don't want to bring people outside the Knights into danger, I have to take the necessary measures in an emergency. I will trouble Miss Mona.
When the incident is resolved, I promise that the Knights of Favonius will double the compensation for the help provided to Miss Mona.
If you need, I can coordinate with the nobles to transfer a vacant house in the central area to you."

I have discovered that the astrologer in front of me seems to be in financial difficulties.

It just so happened that Mondstadt's wine industry and the agriculture that supported it were both very developed, and the Knights of Favonius also owned some big taxpayers like the Dawn Winery, so they had never had any major problems with funding.

Considering that the other party was willing to lend a helping hand in a critical moment, Qin also decided to give a satisfactory reward to the person in front of her later.

？ ！！

"——What! Real estate in the core area?!"

"Ahem. I mean the rewards are good enough. The friendship between Xumi and Mond is more important!"

"——Let's go, let's go and rescue the East Wind Dragon!
If something unexpected really happens, I can use this opportunity to connect to the star that was just put back, and I should be able to borrow some of the remaining divine power on it!"

There might be some side effects though.
Just omit the cost in the following sentence.
Mona, who was used to being raised in poverty by her master, the old woman, was delighted when she heard that she had the opportunity to acquire a property of inestimable value in this location and become a wealthy man that others envied.
I didn't care why the nobles' properties were "abandoned".
This talented astrologer, who was already yearning for a better life, also revealed his biggest trump card.

On the other side, in an abandoned ruin.

Lin Feng, who had just shown his face in front of the Mond people and gained a lot of faith,
At this moment, he is in the secret base chosen by the cult, negotiating work matters with a "Prince of the Abyss" who has accepted Wendy's labor commission.

I turned my head to look at the extremely dim underground ruins, which even occasionally heard the sound of dripping water, and then looked at the little yellow-haired man in the abyss in front of me with an expression of "I'm home".
Lin Feng also sighed slightly. He couldn't imagine what kind of life this other little yellow-haired cat usually lived that could have such a big change in its habits.

"."

".Are you sure that only ten Abyss Mages are needed?

Well. Even though there are Abyss Apostles who are much more powerful than them, there are still some in the cult.
Such an important operation only requires so few Abyss Mages. Isn't it a bit...

Hearing that the number of people needed by the person in front of him was far less than the initial expectation,

In the various actions over the past hundreds of years, he knew best how likely it was that his own Abyss Mages would fail.

Because he was afraid that they would gather together and be defeated by the Knights in one blow, Kong took the initiative to ask whether he wanted to add more people.

"That's not necessary." Lin Feng shook his head.

"——Although the Abyss Apostles and Abyss Chanters are more powerful, their numbers are relatively small.

Since most people have no chance to witness them, it is highly unlikely that they will be able to connect them to the abyss at the first sight.

This would conflict with the original purpose of the mission."

"In contrast, the Abyss Mage is a basic unit with a large number of surviving units and the most distinctive characteristics of the cult.

Even a farmer in the mountains would know that an Abyss Mage is an enemy from the Abyss if he saw one.

In my opinion, there is really no better choice.”

After briefly explaining the reasons for his choice of employer, Lin Feng maintained his original choice.

".But even though they are all members of the cult, the mages are often the most deeply affected by the Abyss in their rationality due to their lack of adaptability.
This also leads to them often making mistakes in their tasks.
Moreover, the most important thing is that the probability of the mages making mistakes is even proportional to the number of people acting at the same time. The more important the plan is, the easier it is to fail.

It is because of the lack of confidence in them that the core missions usually send the Abyss Apostles as the main responsible persons."

Kong stroked his forehead slightly, obviously troubled by the past failures of his subordinates.

Lin Feng: "."

If you mean that several elemental mages that cancel each other out will stand together and let the enemy take them down in one fell swoop,

I can only say that the more people there are, the more likely it is that something like this will go wrong.
Shaking his head, he really felt the helplessness of Kong leading this group of mentally ill people.

Lin Feng also paused for a moment and stated his solution:

"——It doesn't matter. We just wanted them to help delay the Knights' actions. There is no need for them to have any additional effect.

Later, I will give them some of the elemental authority in the earth veins. In addition to the power of the abyss, I will also strengthen the strength and recovery time of the mages' elemental shields to a certain extent.

——Originally, it was just to prevent the Knights' audience from being accidentally injured by the wind dragon that could not control its power while declaring victory for the "cooperating party".

If neither side can cause effective damage to the other, then this is probably the most ideal scenario in this operation."

"."

Thinking back to a certain one who had now gone to deliver a double-strengthened wine mask to Tevarin,
Because other elemental dragons mostly rely on their thick skin and huge size as their main source of combat power.

Lin Feng was actually very curious about how this wind-attribute elemental dragon, which had greatly sacrificed its resistance and defense, would perform in other aspects.

In the outside world, southeast of Mondstadt, is the long-forgotten Temple of the East Wind Dragon.

In front of the stone ruins that had not been maintained for a long time, scattered vines and rubble tightly covered the entrance to the secret realm.

"Boom——"

Along with the faint sound of a mechanism moving, a mountain wall near the secret realm quietly opened from the middle.

Without the time to pay attention to the startled birds, the masked "Doctor" let out a sigh of relief and looked at the empty final destination in front of him:

"Finally,

——Haha, so what if he’s a so-called god? He still helped me complete my plan in the end!"

After making sure that he had come here, as long as he completely blocked the entrance and exit when stepping into the secret realm, even the gods would not be able to stop his actions.

Although he didn't know why the originally perfect plan had so many problems, the doctor didn't care about those discarded pieces that were dispensable from the very beginning.

".No wonder those cowards are so afraid of that guy. The power of this 'alien' mentioned by the clown is far beyond the initial expectations.

Fortunately, the Star Extinguishing Plan has diverted everyone's attention, otherwise I might not have the opportunity to act like now."

Thinking back to the discontinuous and powerful force I felt at that time,
While the doctor was wary, he also felt more confident about his actions:
——Based on the grudge between Xumi and me, as long as that guy discovered my existence, there would be absolutely no reason for me to let go and move forward.

And all the current performance just shows that the real purpose of his actions has not been foreseen by anyone.

Although it was just out of habitual caution at first,

But now it seems that the Fatui spent a lot of effort to build a secret passage deep underground, and it was not wasted at all.

Make sure you have done everything you can to prepare.
The doctor also temporarily suppressed his excitement, and while thinking about the subsequent action plan, he prepared to meet his final spoils:

".Well. Although blocking the connection between the secret realm and the outside world will completely lead to a complete loss of retreat, compared to the time it can provide, this small disadvantage can be completely ignored.

Just activate the ground vein transmission device as quickly as possible afterwards."

"Whoosh-"

The thinking is not yet complete.

Suddenly, a shrill sound of breaking through the air came quickly from a distance.
He raised his hand at extremely high speed and caught the arrow shot by someone unknown.

The doctor, who was already somewhat amused by the extent of the plan's leak, turned his head angrily and looked over:

？ ！！

"——Knight of Favonius?! Who is it?! Who leaked my plan?!"

“——Doctor, stop all your actions!
All the damage done by the Fatui in Mondstadt has been recorded.

Later, the Knights of Favonius will hold you accountable to Winter for this matter!"

He stopped the next arrow from the Knight of Favonius,
With Mona's full help, Qin finally arrived here at the last minute.
After saying this polite remark, he no longer intended to waste any time, but was ready to rush straight towards Dotore in front.

“Oh, even Krobe betrayed me?
I had high hopes for him, but he turned out to be just a mediocre waste."

". But unfortunately, I am no longer in the mood to play house with you.

Now that you have seen it, then die here."

"Gah-"

"——Master Doctor, please leave quickly. As important partners of the cult, we are here to cover your retreat!!!"

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Dottore: “.”

Partners? The Abyss Cult? When?
If arresting your people for research can be considered a form of cooperation, then this statement is indeed correct.
He looked down upon those weaklings in the Knights who could not even reach the level of the gods' followers.
I was just about to vent my anger on them.
But before he could launch the attack he had accumulated, he looked at the group of Abyss Mages who seemed to be "loyal" and stood between him and the Knights of Favonius.

Dotore, who was full of questions and a little confused about the situation, couldn't help but stop what he was doing.

(End of this chapter)